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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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